Horseshoe.



P. W. OARNEY. HORSESHOE.

APPLIOATION FILED PBB.14,190B.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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HORSESHOE APPLIUATION FILED PEB.14,1908.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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PERLEY WISE CARNEY, OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO OARNEY ADJUSTABLE HORSE SHOE COMPANY, INC., OF NORFOLK, VIR- GINIA, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

HORSE SHOE Application filed February 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERLEY Wise OARNEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in horse shoes having for an object to provide an attachable and detachable attachment having calks, and which can be readily applied to ordinary horse shoes when necessary and removed therefrom when the necessity for calks no longer exists; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horse shoe with my attachment applied. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section on about line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view on one of the heel ends of the shoe with the cuff in place, and Fig. 6 is a detail vertical section illustrating one of the cuffs applied to the heel calk, and Fig. 7 illustrates the claws on the front bar constructed to properly engage with shoes of different thicknesses.

The invention is designed for application to horse shoes when on the hoof, whether the shoe be supplied with heel calks, or be made without such calks, and as shown the invention comprises a heel bar A, a toe bar B, and means between the toe and heel bars whereby they may be secured firmly on the horse shoe in the use of the invention.

The heel bar A is provided midway between its ends with an opening for a connecting rod O and at its ends the heel bar has cuffs D and E. These cuffs are generally of the same construction but one of the cuffs is made to fit comparatively snugly its heel calk, while the other is made of sufficient width to permit the same heel bar to be applied to shoes of different sizes. Thus, in the construction shown, the cuff E fits its calk F of the shoe F, while the cuff D is made sufficiently wider than its heel calk F to permit of the application of the heel bar to shoes of several sizes usually ranging about three sizes for each size of heel bar. This is important in adapting the construction for the market. The cuffs D and E are open verti- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Serial No. 415,833.

cally to receive the heel calks F and F and they encircle the said heel calks and have their back plates E and D deflected forwardly at their upper edges forming a flange or extension E and F which overlies the heel end of the shoe, and aids in securing the attachment upon a shoe when applied thereto in the practical operation of the invention.

The heel bar A and the toe bar B both underlie the shoe, as shown in Figs. 1 to 1, inclusive, and the connecting rod C passing through the heel bar A receives the nut C at its rear end in rear of the said heel bar, and is hooked at O at its front end to engage with the eye B on the toe bar B so that by tightening the nut O the bars A and B will be drawn toward each other and the heel bar A will be caused to engage by its cuffs D and E the heel portions of the shoe while the toe bar B will be caused to engage by its claws B with the front portion of the shoe so that the tightening of the nut C will bind the attachment firmly to the horse shoe, as desired. The claws B are curved as shown so that the same claw may be engaged with shoes of dif ferent thicknesses, as will be understood from the upper and lower views in Fig. 7. Oalks H are applied to the toe and heel bars, preferably by screwing, as shown, and are suitably arranged to effectively serve the purpose for which they are designed. Manifestly hatchet shaped calks may be used when desired as well as the round pointed calks shown in the drawing.

I claim- 1. An attachment for horse shoes comprising toe and heel bars provided with calks, the toe bar being adapted to underlie a horse shoe and having upwardly projecting rearwardly curved claws adapted to receive horse shoes of different thicknesses, and the said toe bar having an eye for engagement by a hooked connecting rod, the heel bar being adapted to underlie a horse shoe and having an opening or eye for such connection rod, the said heel bar being also provided at its rear edge with vertically opening cuffs adapted to receive heel calks and having their back plates curved forwardly forming flanges to overlie the heel ends of the horse shoe, the connection rod extending through an opening in the heel bar and having at its front end a hook engaged with the eye of the toe bar,

and a nut on the said rod in rear of said heel h bar, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A horse shoe attachment comprising a toe bar having means to engage with the front portion of a shoe and provided with an eye, a heel bar having means for engagement with the heel end of a shoe, a connecting rod having a hook at its front end to engage with the eye of the toe bar, and fastening means on said rod in rear of the heel bar, substantially as set forth.

3. A horse shoe attachment comprising a cross bar to extend between the heel portions of a shoe and provided at its ends with cuffs open above and below the cross bar and having at their upper edges portions overlying the cross bar.

4. A horse shoe attachment substantially as described comprising cuffs open at their upper ends for the introduction of horse shoe calks and at their lower ends to permit the projection of said calks in o eration and having at their upper ends de iected portions to overlie a horse shoe and means for securing the cuffs in place substantially as set forth.

PERLEY WISE CARNEY.

Witnesses:

ROSWELL BRoUGHToN, JORDAN THOMPSON. 

